Special education plan may be illegal

Schools will be funded based on student's disability

5:02 AM,
Feb. 21, 2013

John White

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A plan concentrating the state's focus on special education students and ultimately improving their graduation rates has many education stakeholders concerned that the plan may not be what's best for the children while some say parts of it may be illegal.

State Superintendent of Education John White recently introduced a plan for funding special education students through the state's minimum foundation program that bases funding on a student's disability, the environment where he is taught and his performance.